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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The higher the BMR a client has --






2. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






3. How many calories/gram is protein?






4. Where can you get more vitamin D?






5. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






6. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






7. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






8. What is normal BMI?






9. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






10. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






11. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






12. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






13. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






14. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






15. What foods have high quality protein?






16. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






17. Name six sources of grains






18. What is RDA of protein?






19. When does BMR decrease?






20. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






21. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






22. What function is vitamin A?






23. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






24. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






25. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






26. What are healthy sources of fats?






27. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






28. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






29. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






30. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






31. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






32. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






33. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






34. What type of people need extra protein?






35. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






36. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






37. What does DASH stand for?






38. What is normal albumin levels?






39. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






40. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






41. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






42. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






43. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






44. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






45. When does BMR increase?






46. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






47. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






48. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






49. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






50. How much sodium may be consumed per day?